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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Touching base today to let you know that I am still behind the sewing machine. More blocks have been made, and I may even have started piecing the blocks into a quilt top ...

I have been in fabric heaven piecing these blocks! The patchwork blocks you see here are made using many of my all time favorite designer fabrics, some salvaged from the scrap bin, others cut from stash.

Meanwhile a huge pile of fabric needs returned to stash. Do you return fabric to stash as you go? Or like me in a creative frenzy, allow that pile of fabric to turn into a fabric mountain ready to collapse?

37 comments:

Oh Rita, my entire sewing room is a fabric mountain pile waiting to avalanche on top of me. When inspiration and time to craft collide, there is no time to tidy or fold fabric. I love these blocks. I'm just now finishing a simple tumbler quilt with so many of my faves. They should be out for us to use and enjoy in the finished quilt!

very beautiful and inspiring blocks! Thanks for sharing :)I usually will have my projects out till I finish or put them in zip lock bags so I have some space to sew. I wish I have a separate sewing space from my bedroom.

My whole apartment is buried under piles of fabric and crafting materials! I'm desperate to turn the little side room into a crafting area but I can't afford to pick up the furniture I want just yet (I've already designed the whole set-up). Oh for some more storage...

I have a couple (ha ha) copy paper boxes with scraps. They just pile up until full, then the lid goes on and into the closet it goes. Sometimes I dig in and look for a scrap or too. I'm saving them for a (?) quilt when I retire.

I have a question for you.....I've admired all of your quilts for so long now, and they are so beautiful. I am currently working on my first 'modern' style quilt, and am a little stumped on the batting I should use. I usually use 100% cotton, because I love that crinkled, puckered look of an antique quilt. But this 'modern' quilt is for a very stylish, modern, designer type house, and I want to keep it looking sleek and new.....like your quilts! So what kind of batting do you use in these? Or have they never been washed to get crinkled?

Thanks in advance.....and thanks for all the great inspiration you give us! :o)